resetting network-manager's list of trusted networks

Matt Price matt.price at utoronto.ca
Sun Aug 13 23:09:28 UTC 2006


On Sat, 2006-12-08 at 09:22 -0700, Matthew Kuiken wrote:
> Matt Price wrote:
> > hi, 
> >
> > i seem to have accidentally connected to a neighbour's wireless network
> > once through gmnome's network-manager applet, and now every time i start
> > up, NM hooks me up to the neighbour instead of to my own home network.
> > this is frustrating b/c the neighbour's unsecured network doesn't seem
> > to have proper DNS (in addition to being somewhat rude).  i'd like to
> > remove the network from my trusted list, but don't see any info on how
> > to do this.  any hints?
> >
> > also -- due to an injury i can't handle high mail volume right now & am
> > not receiving ubuntu mail.  i'd really appreciate a cc.  thanks,
> >   
> 
> This is somewhat old, so I don't know if you've resolved it already.
> 
> The list of trusted networks is held in gconf. Using the gconf editor, 
> it is under system->networking->wireless->networks. Just delete the 
> entries for the networks you don't want.
> 
> Alternatively, you can navigate to the files. They are at 
> ~/.gconf/system/networking/wireless/networks. Just delete the folders 
> for the networks you don't want.
> 

matt,

thanks for the reply.  in fact i hadn't solved the problm, so this comes
as a welcome relief.    thanks much!

matt

> HTH,
> -Matt
> 
> 




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